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Toptal: Agile Product Manager
Source: weworkremotely
About the Role
We're looking for a Product Manager to own roadmap, prioritization, and delivery for a digital product initiative, operating within Agile/Scrum frameworks. The role sits at the intersection of business strategy and technical execution — most engagements in this market are technical-delivery-adjacent (software, data, or AI products) rather than purely strategic, so comfort partnering closely with engineering is expected.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the product backlog, prioritization, and roadmap using Agile/Scrum practices.
- Translate business and stakeholder needs into clear epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Partner closely with engineering teams to scope, sequence, and deliver iteratively.
- Define and track success metrics/KPIs for the product area.
- Facilitate or support Agile ceremonies (backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews) alongside a Scrum Master where applicable.
- AI/Agentic Features: Own AI/Agentic feature delivery — defining how GenAI or agentic capabilities integrate into the product.
- Technical PM: Operate as a Technical PM — comfortable in architecture/API-level discussions, not just business requirements.
- Data Products: CPG/enterprise data-product ownership — managing data platforms, catalogs, or analytics products feeding business stakeholders.
Required Skills (Must-Have)
- Agile Product Management: Backlog ownership, iterative delivery, Scrum/Kanban fluency.
- Proven Product Manager, Product Owner, or Technical PM experience.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration (engineering, data, business).
- Ability to translate ambiguous business needs into structured, actionable product requirements.
Nice to Have
- AI/GenAI or Agentic product experience.
- Data product management experience (catalogs, analytics platforms, BI).
- CPG, enterprise, or regulated-industry domain experience.
- Technical fluency (APIs, data architecture) for Technical PM-flavored roles.